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Challenge: Free Study 2019-10 (Standard Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
Date: Oct 11, 2019
Aperture: 13.0
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Oct 29, 2019

 Found this late-season guy hanging out on my garage one afternoon. Most of the butterflies were gone already so I'm not sure who was left for him to eat.

Got silly with the composition and just had him peeking into the frame. I'm obviously easily amused.

PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, Topaz AIClear, Nik Silver Efex, resized, Topaz Sharpen AI.

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Place: 36 out of 72
Avg (all users): 5.9245
Avg (participants): 6.0263
Avg (non-participants): 5.6667
Views since voting: 258
Views during voting: 94
Votes: 53
Comments: 3
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 11/08/2019 07:46:22 AM
Well, your amusement amused me! This shot, IMO, is severely underrated. I don't think in a FS that it would be strong enough to break Top 10, but certainly Top 20. Now ... had you saved something like this for the "Art" type year-end challenge that happens usually, this could easily be a top contender. FWIW - I enjoyed it. :-)
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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 11/07/2019 07:13:43 PM
Some kind of writer's block - well done
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 11/05/2019 03:54:41 PM
My pick for yellow. This one really stands out to me.
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